Some chatter today about Mahomes drifting too far from the pocket

[Deberg_1990]

Thoughts?

I know it’s doesn’t absolve some poor blocking by the Chiefs OL but Mahomes has to stop dropping past 9/9.5 yards. I’ve seen at least 4 clips where his back foot is close to 11 yards deep or more 👀. And this is without interior pressure on 3 of the 4.

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 22, 2020

Mahomes has a tendency to DRIFT in the pocket which really puts stress on the tackles. He catches snap at 42 and drifts to 46 yard line. He is 9 yards from LOS.
(This is not a screen) pic.twitter.com/yl0egLeg2W

— Nick Leckey (@mrleckey) September 21, 2020

[KChiefs1]

Seems to me that this could work to the Chiefs advantage. I know Andy loves to design new plays. There has to be a play where Patrick takes a 10yd drop & they can run some sorta play from that? We haven't seen a real screen yet. That has to be coming.

[Mahomes_Is_God]

Mahomes dropping back is what helped us win the SB. These analysts can take their useless opinions and shove them right up their ass. Mahomes does whatever the **** he wants.

[Simply Red]

well he did. He was trying to NOT die.

[dlphg9]

Lmao. Im gonna trust what Patrick is doing until Andy Reid says its a problem. Geoff Schwartz is trash and I dont know the other guy. If Pat is doing something Im sure there is a damn good reason for it and Geoff is a dipshit.

[Bill Brasky]

Originally Posted by Rasputin

Do we have time to run WASP?


He drifted way back because he had too give himself time.


This is one dumb thread.

I believe it was 14 steps behind the LOS?

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Lmao. Im gonna trust what Patrick is doing until Andy Reid says its a problem. Geoff Schwartz is trash and I dont know the other guy. If Pat is doing something Im sure there is a damn good reason for it and Geoff is a dipshit.

If you think Geoff Schwartz is a dipshit than you are in fact the dipshit

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

If you think Geoff Schwartz is a dipshit than you are in fact the dipshit

Lol ok Penbrook. I know your mad that I keep making your mom squirt on your hide-a-bed, but that doesn't give you a right to talk back your daddy.

[DRM08]

Plenty of room for improvement. Hopefully Mahomes and everyone else can perform a lot better in the coming weeks.

[Mahomes_Is_God]

Originally Posted by DRM08

Plenty of room for improvement. Hopefully Mahomes and everyone else can perform a lot better in the coming weeks.

Room for improvement? Mahomes has already ascended beyond human constraints. If he does something that appears to be an "unintentional mistake", it was actually by design. He planned for it to happen. Us mortals cannot possibly understand his ways. If we ever lose it's because Mahomes wanted it to happen. It's all part of his grand plan.

[ChiefsFanatic]

I think the point Schwartz was trying to make is that if Mahomes stops drifting so far back in the pocket, it will actually improve the play of the offensive line, most notably the tackles.

When outside pass rushers have more of a straight line path to the QB, which Mahomes drifting back too far gives them, they are able to get a higher percentage of pressures and hits on the QB. The closer QB stays to the LOS, the more difficult the angle of attack is for outside pass rushers.

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[wheeler08]

Rivers doesn’t have time to throw and he has one
Of the best OL in the league??

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

NFL QBs with the least amount of time to throw (thru 2 games):
1. Dwayne Haskins
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick
3. Philip Rivers
4. Ben Roethlisberger
5. Patrick Mahomes

— Matt Conner (@MattConnerAA) September 22, 2020

Wow, aren’t Ben and Rivers playing behind some of the top o lines??

[TinyEvel]

2 Pat, 2 Furious, Kansas City Drift. Rated

[Hayneplane]

Don’t ask the genius to change. Put it on the O Line coaches to study film and prepare their group to block in a manner that fits with the tendencies of Mahomes.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I think the point Schwartz was trying to make is that if Mahomes stops drifting so far back in the pocket, it will actually improve the play of the offensive line, most notably the tackles.

When outside pass rushers have more of a straight line path to the QB, which Mahomes drifting back too far gives them, they are able to get a higher percentage of pressures and hits on the QB. The closer QB stays to the LOS, the more difficult the angle of attack is for outside pass rushers.

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Mahomes is really really really good. I don't know why people can't accept that maybe he can work on a thing or two. For all the things he does incredibly well he needs to read his pocket better. And that is not always by design. Seems especially relevant since SF and LAC really flustered our offense with good pressure from DEs.